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Israel's economic future at risk as productivity falls behind G7 nations, report warns

Israel went from outperforming G7 economies to lagging behind them, as a new Shoresh report warns that education gaps, demographic shifts, and brain drain threaten its economic future.

A nighttime view of the Haifa Port and the surrounding area in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, September 17, 2026.
The opening of the school year in Omer.

Israel spends more of its GDP on education than the OECD average, but less per student

Illustrative: Customers walk past a flag vendor as they shop at a bazaar in Istanbul on September 6, 2022.

OECD cuts Turkish economic growth forecast to lowest rate since 2020 amid Iran war, rising prices

OECD expects AI boom to help offset Middle East energy shock for now


Your Taxes: Doing business in Israel in 2026

Israel’s tax treaties and the OECD Multilateral Instrument refine these criteria for foreign companies.

 New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins, illustrative. November 9, 2021

Israel’s milk crisis is man-made, quotas are to blame - opinion

Dairy farmers and consumers will be the ones who win from Smotrich's reforms; it is the small interest groups that wish to keep the status quo.

FARMERS AND their supporters protest outside the Knesset in Jerusalem against a milk reform promoted by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in Jerusalem on February 4, 2026.

Israel, Costa Rica sign FTA eliminating over 90% of tariffs, expanding bilateral trade

Israel and Costa Rica signed a Free Trade Area agreement on Monday, marking a significant milestone in economic cooperation between the two countries.

Truck and car on highway in front of stacks of shipping containers

OECD sees sustained post-war growth in Israel

The OECD recommends Israel adopt structural reforms, including cutting the budget of yeshivas

 A person holds Israeli shekel coins in their hand in Jerusalem on December 18, 2024.

Longer life, lower expenditure: Israel ranks fourth in life expectancy among OECD countries

New data indicates that life expectancy in Israel has jumped to almost a full additional year, leaving Israel at #4 in OECD rankings.

Senior citizens enjoy a tour of the Kiryat Meir neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. July 28, 2024.

Israeli teachers report high satisfaction, but face growing shortages, study shows

OECD survey finds Israel leads in job morale and AI use, yet suffers from lack of certified teachers and uneven societal appreciation.

Children head back to school in Katzrin after closures caused by the Israel–Iran conflict, June 25, 2025.

Your Taxes: Israel’s R&D edge over other OECD countries

Most OECD countries now offer tax credits for innovation, but Israel doesn’t. Here’s what it’s doing instead.

A member of a research team who, as they say, have developed an implant of genetically engineered cells into the injured spinal cord of paralysed mice that has helped them walk again works at a laboratory at Tel Aviv University, Israel February 6, 2022. Picture taken February 6, 2022.

'A strategic step': Israel and India sign bilateral investment agreement

The agreement, hailed by Israeli officials as the first of its kind between India and a Western-oriented member of the OECD, replaces an earlier treaty signed in 1996.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signs the bilateral investment agreement in New Delhi, September 8, 2025.

The dramatic changes proposed to the definition of Israeli, foreign residents - opinion

It is worth questioning why the Tax Authority largely abandoned the original committee’s recommendations without broader consultation.

 THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

Israel to integrate mental health centers into general hospitals

The initiative aims to enhance the hospitalization experience for patients, whether they require mental health care or general medical treatment.

 An illustrative image of a hospital bed.